Chapter 191: Zhenning confesses
Linghu Changxiu was afraid of making trouble for his brother, and he also knew that he was at a loss, so he said that he was willing to lose money, anyway, let Rong Shuzhi make a price, Linghu Changxiu meant that you make a price, I will lose money, and then you take your wife and leave, we will not violate the river water in the future, and the two will be clear from now on.
But this is a matter of men's dignity, Rong Shuzhi doesn't do it, he is quite stubborn, don't give money, you have to have an explanation, you have to make Fox Changxiu kneel down for him and apologize to him, otherwise you have to go to the government to report Ling Fox Changxiu, Ling Fox Changxiu's stubborn temper also came up, and in a fit of anger, he fought with Rong Shuzhi!
Linghu Changxiu was very powerful and very cruel, he actually beat Rong Shuzhi to death, and now he was in trouble, he had to give Rong Liu a lot of money, so that Rong Liu kept his mouth shut, don't tell the matter, and then threw Rong Shuzhi's body into the pond in the back garden, the water in the pond is living water, and it can flow out of Jidouguan, so as not to carry the corpse out of the temple and throw the corpse.
The corpse really floated out of Jidouguan along the river, out of sight, Ling Hu Changxiu and a group of female Taoists were relieved, and let Rong Liu also go home, as for Rong Shuxiang to come in outside the gate, Ling Hu Changxiu didn't care at all, there was a female Taoist priest who blocked Rong Shuxiang for him, and he wouldn't let him worry about it.
After two or three days, the wind was calm and there was nothing, so Fox Changxiu was relieved, he and Zhen Ning estimated that with these two or three days, Rong Shuzhi's body should have drifted out of the Chang'an realm a long time ago, and it should have floated out for a hundred and ten miles.
They didn't know how fast the water was, whether the river was bent or not, anyway, according to the speed of people walking, they estimated, and felt that if the corpse floated out for a hundred miles, then there would definitely be no risk, in fact, the corpse was hung by a branch, and there was no drifting away at all, so they didn't know at all.
Linghu Changxiu began to relapse again, no longer sighing all day long, and playing with the female Taoist priests again, this situation was until Rong Shuzhi's body was found, Li Rizhi and Cheng Zizai secretly looked in the garden, Linghu Changxiu didn't know that the catastrophe was coming!
When Peng Ji came with the officials, Linghu Changxiu heard that someone from the government had come, and he also brought Rong Liu's family, he was very frightened, it was estimated that the body was found, or Rong Liu's reported to the official, this untrustworthy woman collected so much money, and even sued him!
Linghu Changxiu grew up in the Taoist temple, surrounded by women, and female Taoist priests are also women, so his personality is inevitably a little feminine, and after finding his brother, his brother is a big eunuch, that is, the chief administrator of the palace Linghu Changqing, the eunuch's personality is of course more feminine, of course, there are eunuchs with a hard personality, but Linghu Changqing is not.
So Linghu Changxiu wants to be strong and strong, it is impossible, as soon as he was afraid, he immediately fled and went to find his brother, of course, his brother is in the palace, it is impossible for him to enter the palace, but Linghu Changqing also has a residence in Chang'an City, and Linghu Changxiu took refuge in his brother's house.
Anyway, Linghu Changxiu thinks that no matter how powerful the government is, it won't dare to go to his brother's house to arrest him, so he must be safe when he hides there, and when the limelight passes, he will return to Jidouguan.
The female Taoist priest who had collapsed told everything about it, but she couldn't tell where Linghu Changqing lived, because it was in Chang'an City, she hadn't been there, and she wasn't interested in asking, so she didn't know, so naturally she couldn't confess.
After Peng Ji heard this, he smiled and said: "Sure enough, he was involved with Linghu Changqing, I really didn't expect it, Linghu Boss actually committed a crime in the hands of this official, then this is considered his bad luck!" ”
As soon as Li Rizhi heard it, he knew that Peng Ji and Linghu Changqing did not deal with each other, but one was the commander of Chang'an County, and the other was the chief manager of the palace, how could they not deal with it, there was no need to study this, it was estimated that there were two camps, each of which belonged to different spheres of influence.
Peng Ji is afraid of Linghu Changqing, after all, Linghu Changqing is the head of the inner court, and he is also a big celebrity in front of Queen Wu, his small Chang'an County Order is absolutely unaffordable, but if the evidence is conclusive and can hit with one blow, then he doesn't have to be afraid, because he knows very well that Linghu Changqing's biggest backer is Queen Wu, but once Linghu Changqing commits a crime, then the person who can ask for Linghu Changqing's life is also Queen Wu.
Empress Wu has never rubbed sand in her eyes, and in order to show that she is selfless among the courtiers, Empress Wu can approve the chapter on behalf of the emperor, and she is qualified and capable of managing the Tang Empire, so she has always been absolutely unkind to those who dare to smear her reputation!
Linghu Changqing's younger brother killed someone, still messed around in the Taoist temple, and fled to his house, then this is tantamount to Linghu Changqing harboring the murderer, this is definitely a crime, but it is not a capital crime, but as long as the matter is clear, in order to show that Linghu Changqing will never indulge, she will definitely kill the chief manager, to show the courtiers and the people that she is a very fair person.
What can it do if Linghu Changqing is favored, there are many living people in this world, and there are many people who can be favored by Queen Wu, there are definitely not less than one Linghu Changqing, borrowing other people's heads, a trivial matter!
Of course, Li Rizhi didn't know about the affairs in the court and the palace, but looking at Peng Ji's expression, he asked in a low voice: "Peng Shibo, do you know that Linghu Changqing has a house in the city, and you also know the location?" ”
Peng Ji said with a smile: "Of course I know, it is the outer residence of the chief of the inner court, if the official doesn't know, then this capital county order deserves it, but it is too incompetent!" ”
Li Rizhi glanced at the female Taoist priest and asked, "Then do you want to try another one, maybe she is lying!" ”
Peng Ji nodded and said: "Yes, you have to guard against this hand, bring that Guan Lord, what is Zhen Ning, you come to ask her, let's try to finish asking her, immediately enter the city, and go to copy Linghu Changqing's outer house!" ”
At the thought of being able to copy Linghu Changqing's home, Peng Ji was extremely happy in his heart, it seemed that it was very possible for him to go out and go to any state to assassinate him!
Li Rizhi called in two officials, took the female Taoist priest down, and asked people to bring Zhen Ning up, Zhen Ning is stronger than the frightened female Taoist priest, but it is also limited in strength, looking at her expression, although she didn't cry, she would cry at any time!
Zhenning was pressed down and knelt on the ground, her expression was very entangled, it seemed that she wanted to beg for mercy, but she couldn't pull off this face, as the master of Jidouguan, in front of the Chang'an County Order, she actually thought that she would have some face, and this idea was quite inexplicable.
Li Ri knew: "Linghu Changxiu ran into the city and went to find his brother Linghu Changqing, but it is estimated that Linghu Changqing will not be able to help him, after all, he is committing a murder case, unless there are any special circumstances, he will definitely die." ”
Peng Ji listened to Li Rizhi's words, glanced at Li Rizhi, and thought: "What are you doing with her, you should let her confess, instead of talking to her about Linghu Changxiu, in case she knows that she will die, then just stiffen up and don't recruit anything, then what should I do!" ”
Who knows, Li Rizhi is very skilled in talking, he can see that Zhen Ning is not the kind of strong-willed, if he decides not to confess anything, then even if he breaks his leg, she will not recruit, fortunately, Zhen Ning is not this kind of person, but if she says what will happen to her, even if she can be scared, she may not be able to scare the truth, so he first mentioned Linghu Changxiu, saying that Linghu Changxiu is going to be finished.
Sure enough, Zhenning and Linghu Changxiu are very affectionate, when she heard that Linghu Changxiu was going to be unlucky, her tears couldn't be stopped, and she finally cried, the cloth in her mouth had been taken out, she cried: "It's that Rong Shuzhi who made the first move, otherwise Changxiu wouldn't have beaten him, it's all Rong Shuzhi's bad, it's him who is looking for death, it's no wonder that others!" ”
Li Rizhi snorted, it's not okay to reason with this kind of woman, so don't mention the matter of reasoning at all, he said: "Linghu Changxiu is going to be sentenced to death, but what, if you can provide some things about Linghu Changqing, and push the crime on him, maybe you can save Linghu Changxiu, and his brother Linghu Changqing is no one can afford to provoke, so he is not afraid of criminal law." ”
After saying this, he glanced at Peng Ji, Peng Ji was very satisfied, touched his beard and nodded, good question, now should he catch Linghu Changqing's handle and kill this big eunuch, then he will become a famous minister, go to the field to be a thorn, and the majestic day is coming.
Li Rizhi couldn't guess Peng Ji's thoughts, and he wasn't interested in guessing, he turned his head and said to Zhen Ning: "Say it, if you want to say something that no one else knows, otherwise we can just ask others directly, why bother asking you, so if you want to make meritorious service and rescue Linghu Changxiu, then you have to think about it carefully, what important news is to say." ”
Zhen Ning hesitated, if Li Rizhi was threatening her now, then how could she stiffen up, or two, anyway, it can't be so easy to tell the truth, and there are some things that don't need to be said, anyway, the people in the government don't know the inside story, so they won't ask.
However, now that Li Rizhi asked like this, it was actually equivalent to letting Zhenning report and expose it, but there was a very legitimate reason, that is, to save Linghu Changxiu, and told her that no one dared to move Linghu Changqing, so she said that if she came out, it would not affect Linghu Changqing.
Li Rizhi couldn't understand the battle between the court and the palace, and Zhenning didn't understand it, she really thought that Linghu Changqing was very powerful, no one dared to embarrass him, and no one could afford to provoke him!
After hesitating for a moment, Zhenning said: "Linghu Changqing, he, he doesn't want to be a eunuch, he wants to be a man again!" ”
Li Ri knew: "I guess every eunuch will think so, but does he have any specific actions?" ”
For eunuchs, if you want to be a normal man again, it is estimated that every eunuch will have this kind of thought, but this is not important, the important thing is that for this kind of thought, what this eunuch will do, of course, what he does is done in vain, and what is cut will not grow again, but if he has this kind of thought, it just can't work!
There is a saying that "its heart can be punished", you don't need to really succeed, as long as you have the idea of doing it, it is a capital crime. What does a eunuch do, only a eunuch can be called a eunuch in these years, a eunuch is to serve the emperor and the queen, as well as the nobles in the palace, there can only be one man in the palace, and now this eunuch wants to be a man again, so this eunuch, what does he want to do?
Zhen Ning didn't know anything about the things in the palace, although Ling Hu Changxiu also told them about his brother, but it was limited to how majestic Ling Hu was in charge, as for those things that served people, of course he wouldn't show them off, so Zhen Ning didn't know either.
Li Rizhi asked seemingly casually, in order to save Linghu Changxiu, she sold Linghu Changqing!
Zhen Ning said: "The master of the poor road once left a kind of elixir, after eating, it can make people flutter like immortals, and men and women can enjoy themselves, the master said, as long as you take it for a long time, you can make men more men, women more women!" ”
Li Rizhi and Peng Ji pouted at the same time, isn't that an aphrodisiac, what kind of immortal medicine, just deceive you ignorant aunts!
Zhen Ning said again: "If this medicine is added to the baby's hair and nails in the process of refining, then the effect of the medicine will be even greater, and it can even make the dead wood spring, and the body is crippled, and it will return to normal!" ”